The Grey Panthers

A previous walk from Coxwold to Husthwaite, taken from the "Dalesman" magazine and described on this website had utilised a number of field footpaths. One of these paths had proved to be very difficult and had taken much of the enjoyment out of the walk.
The walk described here uses tracks and an old railway track footpath, with a minimal use of field footpaths.
As such, the walk was very straightforward.

A map of the route followed has been plotted on the Ordnance Survey mapping website, By selecting the ink below you will be taken to this map, - complete with distances and heights marked on the route.

OS Link

The route shown is on a standard map. To view the route on an Ordnance Survey map, select the icon in the lower right of the screen. If the route is displayed on a 1:50 OS map, zoom in to see the details on a 1:25 OS map.
There is also the option to view the route in a satellite image.

Park in the centre of Coxwold village.
Head Eastwards along the main street and at the cross roads continue straight ahead.
Continue past Newburgh Priory and a couple of hundreds on your right take the farm road to High Leys Farm.
Take the footpath just past High Leys farm that runs along Beacon Banks.
At the end of this path you pass Lists House.
Where the track meets the road, turn right into Husthwaite village, then turn left to St. Nicholas' Church
To the West of the church there is a footpath that takes you to Elphin Bridge lane.
Continue North and opposite the old Station Master's House is the start of the old railway track footpath that takes you back to Coxwold.